#AE4E62#AE4E62

#AE4E62 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.127 H 9.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4E62
RGB	rgb(174, 78, 98)
HSL	hsl(348, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(348, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 43.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 41.17, 7.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 41.89, 10.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.125 0.0202)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.127 9.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3860, 15.3317, 13.3333)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4E62 #4EAE9A

analogous

#AE4E92 #AE4E62 #AE6A4E

triadic

#AE4E62 #62AE4E #4E62AE

tetradic

#AE4E62 #92AE4E #4EAE9A #6A4EAE

square

#AE4E62 #92AE4E #4EAE9A #6A4EAE

split-complementary

#AE4E62 #4EAE6A #4E92AE

monochromatic

#592832 #843B4A #AE4E62 #C27787 #D5A1AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#AE4E62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE4E62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4E62

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4E62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4E62	1.00	5.17	4.07	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616162

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7460

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4355

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4e62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.127 9.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca838e',
    500: '#ae4e62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4e62;
$custom-light: #ca838e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4e62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.5,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55127,
    "c": 0.1266,
    "h": 9.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4E62

secondary

#96C2B9

accent

#CEB65A

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFF0

border

#D2CACB

text

#140B0C

muted

#827C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4E62

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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